This Animus isn’t some sort of relaxing spa bed. It’s a full body rig, attached to a massive hydraulic arm that allows Abstergo prisoners to fully move with their memories.
Video game feature film adaptations are terrible. Like, really terrible. This is a universally known fact, right? Well, it would seem that somebody forgot to tell Michael Fassbender and Justin Kurzel as the actor and director – who along with co-star Marion Cotillard and cinematographer Adam Arkapaw – have just come from the ferociously awesome Macbeth – have gone and done the silly thing …
Video game feature film adaptations are terrible. Like, really terrible. This is a universally known fact, right? Well, it would seem that somebody forgot to tell Michael Fassbender and Justin Kurzel that.
During CinemaCon in Las Vegas last month, Michael Fassbender revealed to the world the very first footage released from highly anticipated upcoming video game adaptation Assassin’s Creed. Unfortunately, thanks to the unfortunate circumstance of being on the other side of the world – and there’s the little thing of not actually being invited – we never got to see it. Those …
Assassin’s Creed is a popular franchise to all of the video-gamers out there and has an incredible following with over 73 million copies (as of 2014) of the different versions of the game sold worldwide. So, it is a franchise with a huge fanbase and a film that many are hoping can buck the trend of terrible video-game to movie adaptations …
If you’re a fan of both movies and video games, it’s a tough life. Despite the cinematic similarities between the two entertainment mediums, Hollywood just can’t seem to make a truly great video game adaptation. Sure there have been a small – very small! – handful of worthy entries, but while they may be good video game movies, none of …
As a fan of literature, it really shouldn’t be as big a surprise as it is that I’m excited for a feature film adaptation of a Shakespearean play. But hot damn, I could never have predicted how stupidly excited I am for a feature film adaptation of a Shakespearean play! The film in question being director Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth, which …
So I watched Hitman: Agent 47 last night. While you’ll have to wait till next week for my full review (stupid review embargoes!) I will tell you now already that it is NOT the fabled great video game adaptation that we’ve been waiting for ever since we first knew what a video game adaptation is. There’s still hope though that …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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